Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special
focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their
performance. Report contents include:

Research reports available from this organization include the "Largest PEO Firms in the United States" report,
which ranks the top companies by annual revenue, and the "U.S. PEO Growth Update" report which analyzes
the latest trends in the PEO staffing market and provides revenue growth statistics for selected publicly-traded
firms as well as a revenue growth forecast for the market sector as a whole.

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, and include
a five-year revenue growth forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and
include:

Industry overview

Recent developments

Critical issues and challenges

Business trends and opportunities

Executive insights

Financial benchmarking data

Five-year growth forecast

NAPEO
Information resources available from this trade association include:

PEO Insiderhttp://www.napeo.org/
Monthly trade publication features news and information for PEO industry professionals, with topics covered
in each issue including business operations, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, human resources,
benefits administration, risk management, technology, and legal developments. Selected feature articles
from current and archived issues of the magazine are available free online.

What Is A PEO?http://www.napeo.org/
Introductory section provides an overview of the industry, with content subsection categories including
a description of co-employment arrangements, industry statistics
and related information, and answers to some of the most frequently
asked questions such as what is a PEO, who uses them and why, and what is the difference between a PEO and
an employee leasing or temporary staffing services firm.

40-Step Start-Up Checklist
https://www.napeo.org/
Start-up checklist addresses topics such identifying and analyzing service offerings, preparing client service
agreements, building a staff, and managing internal operations, and includes links to industry resources
and over 200 feature articles from the "PEO Insider" magazine archives that provide expert insights and
perspective on operations, human resources, risk management, legal issues, and more.

Financial Ratio & Operating Statistics Survey Reporthttp://www.napeo.org/
Annual operating statistics survey provides comparative benchmarking data for PEO operations based
on responses to over 60 multiple choice questions, with topics
covered in the report including company size, sales, client service, human resources, payroll and benefits,
and technology. Survey results are broken out by number of worksite employees, with five years of data provided
for trending purposes.

NAPEO White Papers - An Economic Analysis: The PEO Industry Footprinthttp://www.napeo.org/
Economic analysis report provides a statistical overview of the PEO industry, with data provided from a
variety of sources including total size in gross revenues, total number of worksite employees, number
of client businesses and organizations, total number of internal employees, number of PEOs and total worksite
wages by state, and estimated percentage of PEO firms that are female or minority owned.

Freedonia Focus market research report analyzes the employment services sector, with information provided
in the report including historical trends and forecasts for employment service revenues and number of employment
services workers by type of provider (temporary help service, professional employer organization, and employment
placement agency) and occupational employment sector.

Annual financial ratio survey provides financial and operating performance benchmarks for PEOs, with measures
covered in the survey including gross margin, operating expenses, net profitability, liquidity, and debt
coverage. Survey results are broken out in multiple company size categories based on the number of worksite
employees, with ten years of historical data provided for trend analysis purposes.

Annual operating statistics survey provides comparative benchmarking data for PEO operations, with personnel-related
data including payroll, health care benefits, workers' compensation, pension plans, and Sec. 125 plans.
Survey results are broken out in multiple company size categories based on the number of worksite
employees, with five years of historical data provided for trend analysis purposes.